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A visit to the Richland Springs Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Richland Springs Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richland Springs Cemetery:

31.2663, -98.9489

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richland Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Richland Springs Cemetery is located in San Saba County<2>.

The county seat for San Saba County is located in San Saba. San Saba lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Richland Springs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Richland Springs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Richland Springs Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richland Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
  • Old Algerita Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Old Algerita Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Algerita Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Ellis Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Richland Springs.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4317 <5>
  • Locker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Locker Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker Cemetery
  • Vargy Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Vargy Chapel Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vargy Chapel Cemetery
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Davidson Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
  • China Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The China Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Creek Cemetery
  • Neal Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mesquite Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mesquite Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Cemetery
  • Wallace Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wallace Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bowser Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Bowser Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowser Cemetery
    • Cowboy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cowboy Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowboy Cemetery
    • McCarty Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The McCarty Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Regency Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Regency Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Cemetery
    • Ratler Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ratler Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratler Cemetery
    • Rochelle Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Rochelle Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of San Saba.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • San Saba County Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974126 <5>
    • San Saba City Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The San Saba City Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Saba City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Saba City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of San Saba.
      • The San Saba City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Odd Fellow Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959726 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Richland Springs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richland Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Richland Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Locker ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Locker is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
  • Holt ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holt is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • San Saba
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rochelle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Keys Crossing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
  • Buffalo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Milburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Ebony ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ebony is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
  • Ridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridge is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Indian Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Brookesmith
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Voca
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Richland Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Saba County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richland Springs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Richland Springs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to San Saba County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Richland Springs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1366435  (Richland Springs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1366435 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: San Saba
      • Est. Elev: 435 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Richland Springs
      • Location given for Richland Springs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.2662767     Lon: -98.948935
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including San Saba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richland Springs Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
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